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(ModeL) J. F. KRAMER. Lamp.

No. 239,612; Patented April 5,1881.

Witnesses:

N. PE'ERS, PHOTO-UTNOGKAPKER, WASHINGTON. D. C:

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. KRAMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,612, dated April 5,1881.

Application filed February 9, 1881 To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I. JOHN F. KRAMER,a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of lamps known in the trade as sideor wall lamps, and has for its object the production of a serviceablelamp at a reasonable cost;

Figure I shows an elevation, in perspective, of my lamp; Fig. 2, ahorizontal section at the line was in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 shows ahorizontal section at the line 3 y in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the differentfigures.

. Aindicates the metal back; B, the metal strip forming the front andsides ofthe fount; (l, the metal sheet forming the top ofthe fount, D,the collar to receive the burner;

E, the lip upon each side of the metal back;

1*, the metal sheet forming the bottom of the fount, G, the front leg,H, the silvered glass; I, the lip upon the ends of the piece forming thefront and sides of the fount; J, the lip on the edges of the top andbottom of the fount, K, the extension of the back below the bottom ofthe fount, forming the back legs; and q q indicate the points on the lipE,

between which the lip I of the piece forming with its ends turnedoutward to form lips I, to

pass within and be embraced by the lip upon the back A, between thepoints marked q q in (ModeL) Fig. 1. I then bend the strip B to the formwhich I desire to give the body of my lampfount, and, placing the lips Iwithin the embrace of the lips E, I close down the lips E, as shown inFig. 3, to secure the piece forming the front and sides in place. I thencut out a top, 0, and a bottom, F, corresponding in shape to the sidesof the lamp-fonnt formed by the back and front portions described, andhaving cut out an opening in the top 0, to. receive the collar D of thelamp, and having turned down a narrow lip, J, all around the top 0 andbottom F, to inclose the edges of the strip B, and to provide where theyjoin the back a larger surface to receive the solder, I secure them inplace by soldering them; then,

having soldered on the lamp-collar 1) and front leg, G, I have completedthe metalwork of my lamp. A reflector, H, of-silvered glass cut to theproper width and length, is then passed from the top down under the lipsE E, upon the front side of the back A, and passes down toaresting-place upon the top of the fonnt O.

The reflector may be removed at will by sliding it upward until itsedges pass out of the embrace of the retaining-lip E. I

A hole punched in the back A, above thereflector H, afl'ords a means ofhanging the lamp against the wall, and the extension K of the back A,below the lamp-fount, of the same length as the leg G, enables its useas a tablelamp, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 18-- 1. A side lamp having the back A, provided withthe lip E, front and side piece, B, top 0, and bottom F, constructed andarranged substantially as described.

2. A side lamp having the plate forming one side of the reservoirextending up above the top of the lamp-body, and provided with flangesfor the reception of a removable reflector, as described.

.In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN F. KRAMER.

